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Best way to quit smoking.....

I have quit a thousand times, but always end up starting up again. I've tried patches, they dont seem to work, and i've read horror stories about Chantix. I have had anxiety/depression issues in the past, so I dont think Chantix is right for me. Cold turkey is HARD, and everytime i quit, I get REALLY emotional and angry. Is there any way to help me quit smoking? If you have, how did you do it?

Want to add my mother quit after over 40 years of smoking by using the patch longer then you should and she used it her own way lol. And she not gardens more so when she wants a break she goes out and doesn't some gardening throughout the day.

DH quit using Chantix. He's been on it for 3 months now and has had no side effects. Not even the weird dreams.

I quit cold turkey at the same time he did. The only thing I used was nicotine gum for the first week. I bought one pack and when it was gone I was done. It took the edge off enough to get me thru. It's really mind over matter. Good luck!

I've only tried cold turkey and the only times I made it longer than a day was when I was pregnant both times.

I'm quitting when we move soon, but I don't know what I'm going to use. My Dr put me on Wellbutrin to help me quit, but because I wasn't depressed when she put me on it, I became extremely depressed and I quit taking it. Good luck, momma!

Rationing helped me. I'd get an empty pack and fill it with a certain number of cigs for a certain amount of time (a whole day...or how much I will smoke at work). When they were empty, that was it. I also would not keep any money on me so that if I really wanted one, I didn't have the money to get them anyways.

I havent tried the electronic cigarettes... I might give that a shot. The gums are gross to me, and patches burn and itch. I'm just ready to start being healthy, i want my skin and hair to look pretty. I just get soo angry and emotional when i stop smoking, i feel soo bad for my husband because i sort of take it out on him ... =/

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